Chapter 455 – Hero, Demon King, Goddess (10)
─Aaaaah!
Coming out of the shadows, the goddess was seen shaking, with her eyes tightly closed and a frying pan raised above her head.
“Don’t come any closer!”
“…What are you going to do with the frying pan?”
She knew that something was coming through the flow of magic, but I guess she didn’t know it was me.
“Huh?…Eugene? “How can you?”
Upon hearing her voice, the goddess opened her eyes slightly, checked me, and lowered her frying pan as if relieved.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have time to explain, so I guess I’ll have to go with you?”
“Uh, where… Do you mean?”
“To Orphelia’s side.”
Blame─
She said, grabbing the goddess’ wrist and wrapping her shadow around her.
“Tentacles stretched out. “I’m going back.”
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Quang!!
“Where did you go!!”
Orphelia swings her hand once and her giant trees fall like dominoes.
There is no sign of the man anywhere in the Allied capital.
If it were his own sensing ability, he would definitely be able to find it if it was in the capital, but it disappeared as if it had evaporated.
“Don’t be so crazy. “The West is not one to run away.”
“You didn’t run away? Are your eyeballs decorations? “If this situation doesn’t escape me, then what does it mean?”
“He only came because he was away for a moment because it was necessary. “He will be back soon.”
“Ha, you are trying so hard to defend the man who abandoned your daughter and ran away to live alone.”
Food─
“…You bitch… What’s funny?”
“I’m saying this because it’s funny to say that the West is abandoning the girl. We have not led to a faith so weak that we cannot believe it without explaining the reasons one by one. The West will definitely come. “The girl just waits for him to come.”
“…You.”
Orphelia gritted her teeth.
Baek Soso’s words were as if they were addressed to herself 300 years ago, when she had cursed the goddess as her traitor after the goddess left.
“Okay. Good night. What do you mean by faith? Let’s see how long that insignificant thing lasts. First of all, he is Nenyeon’s right hand man. After that, I’ll tear your limbs apart one by one and make you scream.”
Lightning flashed around Orphelia’s body.
“Ha, Emperor… Please don’t use too strong words. “It makes sense because you look weak.”
At the same time, the tips of Soso’s hair slowly turn white, and the plants around her begin to wither.
Just before the ‘Thunder Emperor’ and the ‘White Snake’ collide with each other…
Wow ─
Eugene emerged from Soso’s shadow.
“West! “Are you here?”
“…Sosoya. Sorry, I’m late?”
“No. “You came just in time.”
Even with Eugene’s sudden appearance, Orphelia’s gaze was not directed towards him.
Orphelia’s gaze was fixed on the young woman behind her Eugene.
Her appearance has changed quite a bit since 300 years ago, but her hair, which seems to contain the entire universe, and her sense of divinity have not changed at all.
“…Orphelia.”
The girl was a goddess.
“Ha, ha.. Haha! This must be a dream, right?…It must be a dream!!…Otherwise, how dare you shamelessly show yourself in front of me!!”
Crumbling!!! KuRumble!!!!
Lightning strikes here and there in response to Orphelia’s emotions.
“Orphelia…”
“Shut up! “Don’t call my name carelessly!!”
Kwaaang!
Orphelia fired her fist at her goddess, but Eugene stepped in and struck it away.
‘This is serious!’
Now, if she hadn’t blocked Orphelia’s fist, the goddess would definitely have died.
“You! How dare you! “How could you, who abandoned me, appear in front of me!!!”
Even though I blocked her fist, Orphelia didn’t give me the slightest glance.
Just keep all your senses focused on the goddess and rush at her like an animal.
“…No! Orphelia. “I have never abandoned you.”
“Do not be ridiculous!! “You abandoned me 300 years ago and 8 years ago!”
Orphelia’s deep resentment and her murderous intent engulf her space.
“You killed us!! Me!!! I threw it away!! “I threw it away!!”
Quang! Quang! Quaaaaang!
And then he hits his fist several times, out of reach.
“You! It’s all you!! You did it wrong!! If only you were by my side!!! I am!! I am!!!”
How much time had passed, by the time the surroundings were devastated by the impact of blocking her fist…
[…Eugene.]
The goddess’s voice was transmitted directly into my head.
[Please do not stop Orphelia.]
[…What?]
[These are the feelings Orphelia pours out to me. I have to endure it, not you.]
[If it’s because you’re worried, there’s no need to be. Even if you do this for a month, you can prevent it…]
[It’s not like that. It simply means that this feeling is mine alone.]
Do you think Orphelia will ever stop?
[Listen carefully. I can tell she’s blocking her fist. Orphelia didn’t let go of her strength one bit until I stopped her. I’m seriously trying to kill you!]
[…Still, I believe in Orphelia.]
[What if the belief is wrong? And what if you die? I guarantee you that if you just get hit with this, you will definitely die.]
[At that time… Tell Tristia and Berlioz not to hate Orphelia.]
[No. It’s too dangerous. At least after Orphelia calms down a bit…]
[Eugene, until now, I have betrayed Orphelia’s trust several times. I don’t want to betray you this time.]
[It was something that could not be helped! If you hadn’t gone, this world would have been…]
[This world is like my child. It is only natural for a mother to protect her child, it is not something to be praised. It is also natural to repay your child’s trust. It’s my fault that I couldn’t do both. So…]
The goddess, who paused for a moment, spoke to me.
[Please. Please don’t stop me.]
[…
I couldn’t even answer the goddess’s request.
“Because of you!!! I am!!”
I knew exactly the power contained in Orphelia’s fist.
The moment it touches her even slightly, it will shatter her bones, scorch her blood, and pierce her heart, leading to the goddess’ apparent death.
‘…It won’t work either. We have to stop it…’
‘…’
But the moment I met the goddess’ eyes, I realized.
It wasn’t just Orphelia she believed in.
The goddess believed that I would not refuse a sincere request.
“…”
I bit her lip tightly, suppressing her arms and legs that tried to move as they pleased, and instead fixed her gaze on Orphelia.
“Aaaaahhh!!!”
Orphelia, who had beaten her land, was shot by the goddess.
Kwaaang!
The distance suddenly decreased until it reached the point where I could no longer stop it even if I moved.
At that time, I was imagining the next scene without realizing it and was about to close my eyes.
Patter-!
Orphelia’s outstretched nails stopped in front of the goddess’ neck.
“Because of you…I…We…”
Orphelia’s arms were torn apart as her muscles and flesh were torn apart as she was forced to hold on to her incredibly fast attack.
“Why…Why…Why did you come so…Late!!!…Why!!!..How…How much…How much did I…”
“…Sorry. “It’s all my fault.”
“I..Sorry? All I can say right now is that I’m sorry. I think I’ll forgive you!! It’s been 300 years!!! It’s been 300 years! Do you know how many nights I’ve spent alone in a world without you? Waiting for you, blaming you, missing you… BUT!!! Now, it was all for me! Do not be ridiculous!!”
A trembling voice, a distorted face, and drops of blood flowing down.
All of that was Orphelia’s scream.
“…I know how lonely you must have been. But I had no choice in order to protect the world.”
“It was all a choice to protect the world!! Then not the demi-humans! I am!!!”
Orphelia shouted as if pleading with the goddess.
“…I wonder if there was no place for me in the world you wanted to protect…”
The goddess looked straight at Orphelia, who asked with her earnest eyes.
“Orphelia…”
Sigh─
At this moment, everyone here widened their eyes at the goddess’ actions.
The noblest man in the world knelt on the dirt floor and bowed his head.
“…Sorry.”
“What..What are you doing? Wake up now!!! “I think I’ll forgive you for this prank!”
“It’s not a joke. I want to be forgiven and be with you somehow. “I want nothing more than that right now.”
“Do not be ridiculous! Wake up!! You are a goddess!! She is a proud goddess who observes and rules over the world!! “Don’t stick your head in a place like this!!!”
“…No, I have lost my godhood. She can no longer be called a goddess. But know one thing. Even if I’m not a goddess, even if you can’t forgive me…”
In the eyes of the goddess who slowly raised her head from the ground…
Even if Orphelia takes her life in this place, she seems to just accept her pain and resentment.
“You are my only three disciples.”
It was filled with only endless kindness and love.
Tuk─
“Now…What are you asking me to do…To me…”
Water droplets fell down Orphelia’s cheeks.
Shoot~
Orphelia couldn’t tell whether it was tears or not because of the pouring rain.
“What should I have done…?”
I didn’t want to do this from the beginning.
I wanted to monopolize the goddess just a little longer.
I wanted to get a little more attention than Berlioz or Tristia.
So she started having more accidents.
Even though she sighed and scolded her not to do that, at that moment, she was so happy to see the goddess looking at her.
However, as the world gradually developed, the goddess’s attention gradually turned not only to the three of us, but also to the world.
I hate that so much…
I’m so jealous…
I had bigger and bigger accidents, and when it eventually got too big, I couldn’t figure out how to solve it.
So she prayed and pleaded with the Goddess like a child.
Please stop this situation, I didn’t ask for this.
“No…No…Actually…I knew…It was all my fault…”
But the goddess did not answer.
…As if he was disappointed in me and left.
After that it was terrible.
Humans and demi-humans now began a war rather than a fight, and the once one continent was split into pieces under the name of the Empire.
Orphelia was afraid.
I was so afraid that Tristia and Berlioz would blame me for the goddess’ departure.
Therefore, she closed her eyes to avoid seeing humans and blocked her ears to avoid hearing news from humans.
If I were to be abandoned by Tristia and Berlioz, I would be truly alone.
Since I was afraid of being abandoned, I chose not to meet in the first place.
However, that alone was not enough.
Every night, Tristia and Berlioz appeared in my dreams and shouted.
‘It’s all because of you.’
‘Because of you, the goddess abandoned us.’
‘If it weren’t for you, we could have been happy.’
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I was wrong… Don’t go… Please… “
No matter how much I asked for forgiveness, it was no use.
The endless nightmares ground Orphelia’s spirit.
At one point she said she would rather die, but she couldn’t escape even her death.
If he disappears, the Allied Powers that have lost the ‘battle’ will collapse in an instant.
To endure the hell she created for herself, Orphelia made one choice.
‘…No.’
This isn’t my fault.
I said I didn’t do anything wrong.
What was wrong was that the goddess abandoned me.
Shake─
Orphelia collapsed on the ground that had turned to mud.
However, the moment the goddess appeared here and looked at her with the same eyes as she did 300 years ago, Orphelia realized everything.
“Actually… I knew… But… Ugh… It was all… My… Fault…”
It’s too late to admit it.
Now I didn’t know how to get back to it.
“…Orphelia.”
“S-sorry… Ok… Uh… What should I do… I don’t know… Ugh… I… Everything… I… Did wrong… “It’s so…Lonely…And hard…No…I…But…Now…It’s too…Late…”
“…It’s not too late.”
“Ok… No… It’s too late… I don’t know how… To turn things around…”
Even at this moment, false hatred and hatred toward the goddess, Tristia, and Berlioz welled up in Orphelia’s heart.
For 300 years, the emotions built up through lies have piled up and become mixed up in my heart, and I no longer know what the real emotions are.
Jerk─
The goddess slowly approached Orphelia, who was crying like a child, sitting on the floor and wiping away her tears with the back of her hand.
“Let’s go back.”
“…Ugh…Uh…Where…I…I need to go…Ugh…Keuuu…”
“To Tristia and Berlioz… Those children are also waiting for you.”
“…Oh…No!…I…Can’t go…I’m sure…You’ll blame me…I…I…No…”
The goddess gently embraced Orphelia and stroked her back, like a mother soothing a crying child.
“I don’t hold any grudges. “I just miss it.”
“No… Ugh… That’s a lie!… 300 years ago too… Ugh… We were fighting like that… Now… Me…”
“Yes, just like we did 300 years ago, we will continue to fight a lot and get angry and upset over really trivial things. But… In the end, we will reconcile.”
“Kkkkm canopy…Me can…Forgive me…”
“Know.”
The goddess smiled softly and answered Orphelia’s question.
“Because we are family.”
